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A number one seed playing a number 24 seed is going to be closer to the average viewership of the number one seed. A number one seed playing a number four team is going to have SIGNIFICANTLY more interest and viewership.

You’re assuming they get byes. Read @Northeast Stinger’s post. He didn’t say bye. He said Nr 24 playing Nr 1. Playing. I just don’t see that game getting the viewers needed to justify the media rights. If you do, great.

Michigan v TCU was one of FOUR. @Northeast Stinger was proposing the first round of 24. Very different.

Lowest rated? Tulane /USC. 2.3 rating.

The NET evaluation tool does just that. It’s not just wins and losses nor is it absolute ranking. It includes a number of factors that help select a worthy team … SOS, major wins, neutral field wins, point spreads, etc.

Michigan v TCU wasn’t a “first round” game. That was your premise and what I was responding to. Many fans skip opening rounds only to view later.

Too complicated. - Five conference champions - 12 at-large selections Do it just like March Madness. Rank the Top 25 (for example) using the NET evaluation tool. The highest ranked teams that are not already in as conference champion get a bid. Easy.

Alabama v Michigan had nearly 28M viewers. Michigan v Bowling Green (proxy for Troy) garnered less than 600K. To justify the media rights, ratings have to be at the lower end of an NFL broadcast… that’s the whole point of the realignments. Basketball can do this … it only takes about $5-10...

Hard to say. At MSU, defense gave up 376.1 yds/game in the year before he took over. Under his leadership, the next two years were 338.2 and 407.7. At Florida, the year prior was 308.2. The next two, under his leadership, the results were 289.2 and 277.0. Modest. But you’d have to look at the...

https://tarheelswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/05/report-north-carolina-set-to-hire-geoff-collins-as-next-defensive-coordinator/

The pressure is increasing to make them employees. Participation now becomes a condition of employment.

Perhaps Obama needs to send in Big Mike? 🤔

Assigned? Didn’t the ACC negotiate to lock in these specific bowls? From the ACC, “The ACC and its bowl partners will make team selections based on several factors, including geographic proximity, avoiding repeat appearances and matchups, and regular-season won-loss records. Cheez-It Bowl...

Jimbo, with a wpt of 63% was even less successful than his predecessor, Sumlin … who had a wpt of 69.3%. TAMU has virtually unlimited resources and believes, passionately, that with their money, fanbase, and Texas recruits … they should be a Top 5 Power. And they have believed that since 1936...

I was at the 1980 ND game, where Tech tied the Irish. Probably the best defensive game I’ve ever seen. When you meet old alumni and ask, universally … that’s the one. It’s a wonder we didn’t have eight heart attacks in the stands that day. One of my two all time favorite GT games.

I don’t think it’s the degree. The administration has completely turned over. They may not know the history they are arguing against. Five years of legal fees? “Yes Mr FSU President. I think we could make that case …” Ka-Ching!

That won’t work. The purpose of the GOR wasn’t to guarantee a distribution, it was to offset expected startup costs and infrastructure for the ACCN. That DOES exist and FSU as a member institution, owns a pro rata share. If the value of the distribution is lower than expected, blame can be...

Bama has 12 on the roster from FL, mostly S Florida. Recruits nationally. I don’t think they would care.

The FSU of 20 years ago would have had many suitors. Today’s version is regarded with disdain … problematic, difficult to deal with, and a bit untrustworthy. It’s like reminiscing about a childhood fling and remembering her tanned beach body, funny personality, smiling and then, seeing her...

Hard to say. I think the model of recruiting high school and developing them over 4 years is dead. Or at least not as relevant as it was. It does look like there are 5 more years of chaos ahead.